Closing date: 11 Jan 2010 -- (CLOSED)
Location: United States of America (the) - Boston, MA or New York, NY
About Right To Play
Right To Play is an international humanitarian organization that uses sport and play programs to improve health, develop life skills, and foster peace for children and communities in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the world. Working in both the humanitarian and development context, Right To Play trains local community leaders to deliver our programs in more than 20 countries affected by war, poverty, and disease in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child guides our work. Right To Play programs target the most marginalized including girls, disabled children, children affected by HIV and AIDS, street children, former child combatants and refugees. Right To Play is headquartered in Toronto, Canada and has national offices in Canada, China, The Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States. The national offices raise funds, build awareness for Right To Play programs and advocate for sport for development.
Position Description
Right To Play seeks an intern to support its grants development work in the US. The intern will support the work of the Grants Development Manager in the area of priority funding for immediate programmatic needs. The primary responsibility of the intern will be to research, analyze and communicate with potential and existing small grant donors and to submit concept papers and proposals and respond to solicitations for grants that support Right To Play’s work.
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor’s degree in international relations, education, human rights, international development, regional studies, sociology or related fields.
Minimum Requirements:
- Professional experience in international development, education or fundraising
- Exposure to foundation funding mechanisms and procedures.
- Demonstrated ability to work both as a team member and on a self-driven basis.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills appropriate within multi-cultural environments.
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects.
Desired Assets:
- Experience working overseas in a development or humanitarian context.
- Experience working with children or children’s rights programs.
IT/Software/Technical Skills:
- Computer literacy and proficiency in using MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and Power Point).
- Internet and other forms of research.
Language Skills:
- Speaking, reading, and writing fluency in English.
- Knowledge of a second international language an asset
Reference Code: RW_7Y3TN7-94
